So, task for the day, pull the rear suspension out so the bushings can be replaced - As we were having trouble getting the nut off we pulled the interior plastic off to give us access to cut the nut off. Well, perhaps we shouldn't have:
An old repair has been rusting from behind, so we got stuck in to see what was really going on underneath:
As you can see, an old repair:
This is the right side:
Time for some digging and cutting!
From inside the wheel arch:
After cleaning it up, we applied rust converter:
Then on to work pulling the rear suspension out, the left a-arm came out easily:
The bushings really are toast:
The right wouldn't budge at all, so, time to try something a bit silly:
The inevitable happened:
Even when hitting it with a punch and a hammer it was not moving at all, that was when it was time ran out.
Additionally, we found that the rear shocks are total junk and that means probably the front ones too. Those need to be added to the list too now... Damn old cars!